Comparison

360° vs HDReye

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

360°

Capture immersive panoramic and 180-degree photos with a real-time motion preview. Experience the feeling of being inside your own images and easily share your creations.

Highlights
  • Panoramic photos
  • 180° feature
  • Real-time motion preview
  • Share photos
Features
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360° is a virtual photo app. Take a panoramic photo and preview it in real motion. It gives the feeling that you are inside the photo!!! • Panoramic Photos • NEW! 180° Feature • Share your photos

About

HDReye

Create custom 360° HDRi images for realistic 3D lighting and compositing directly from your phone. Capture bracketed panoramas and generate 32-bit EXR files for seamless integration with 3D software and AR development.

Highlights
  • Create 360° HDRi images
  • Shoot bracketed multi-exposure panoramas
  • Generate 32-bit .EXR files
  • Realistic 3D lighting and compositing
  • Image-based lighting solution
  • Access to crowdsourced HDRi collection
Features
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Finally, an app to shoot 360° HDRis with your phone. HDReye is the first and only iOS app for creating custom 360° HDRi images for realistic 3D lighting and compositing. Just select your desired dynamic range, follow the prompts to shoot a bracketed multi-exposure panorama of your location, and HDReye will stitch and generate a 32-bit (.EXR format) HDRi of your location. HDReye is an essential app for combining 3D animation realistically with footage or capturing lightmaps of any location. What used to require an expensive 360° camera or chrome ball light probe, now can be done conveniently on your phone with HDReye. Whether you are an independent 3D artist, VFX studio, AR developer, NFT artist, content creator, or just a hobbyist - HDReye is here to make your workflow simpler and renders more realistic. HDReye is your image-based lighting solution. Compatible with all 3D packages and render engines including Cinema 4D, Blender, Houdini, Maya, 3D Studio Max, Adobe After Effects, Element 3D, OTOY Octane Render, Redshift, V-ray, Arnold, Unreal Engine, Unity, Spark AR, and more. HDReye users also have access to the largest crowdsourced collection of HDRi images in the world. HDReye also works well for capturing 360° panoramas similar to the Google Street View app. Terms of Use: http://hdreye.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: http://hdreye.app/privacy/

Screenshots

360°3 screens
HDReye4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HDReye at 4.5 against 360°'s 1.0. HDReye also leads on ratings volume (773 vs 1). 360°'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HDReye sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. 360° asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HDReye holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HDReye has 773 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of 360°'s written reviews are positive against 29% of HDReye's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

360° ships an update weekly, HDReye monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
360° versus HDReye: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter360°HDReye
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (773 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews28.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1773 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonstantinos VogiatzakisHDReye Technologies Inc.

Customer experience

360°

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

HDReye

All ratings771 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative66.1%

Bugs and requests

360°

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HDReye

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Account deletion issues
  • Stuck on processing/uploading
  • Disappearing credits

Requested features

4 requests
  • Free trial or preview option
  • Ability to stitch locally on device
  • One-time purchase option
  • Improved stitching algorithm

In-app purchases

None

360°

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

HDReye

Subscriptions3
  • HDReye Pro$6.991 Month
  • HDReye Pro3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • HDReye Pro$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Asset unlock$2.99

Questions

Is 360° free?
360° is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HDReye free?
HDReye is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 360° or HDReye?
HDReye is rated higher. 360° averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while HDReye averages 4.5 from 773 ratings.
Do 360° or HDReye have ads?
Neither 360° nor HDReye shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 360° or HDReye?
360° ships an update weekly, and HDReye monthly. Most recently, 360° was updated on October 24, 2026 and HDReye on October 24, 2026.

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